Which is grammatically correct:
"I am a friend of Paul's." or "I am a friend of Paul."
2007-04-18 08:51:31 · 3 answers · asked by Naja 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Both are correct. Some seem to think the''of Paul's" construction is not good grammar, but it is correct. It even has a name - it's called a "double genitive" construction. It's probably used more often with possessive pronouns - a friend of mine, for example - but it is totally acceptable with proper names or common nouns.
The link below has good information on unusual possessives.
2007-04-19 10:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would also say: I'm a friend of Paul
or I'm Paul's friend
It's up to you to choose
2007-04-18 16:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by Yorik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say "I am a friend of Paul" because I don't think there should be an apostrophe and an "s" since it there isn't anything indicating ownership.
2007-04-18 15:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by The Jackal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋